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US 10,330,185 B2Granted
Torque converter with a finger-tabbed brazed inertia ring
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorNigel C. Gurney
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Abstract
A torque converter, including: an impeller arranged to receive torque and including an impeller shell and at least one impeller blade fixed to the impeller shell; and a turbine including a turbine shell including a slot with an open end circumferentially located between first and second radially outermost portions of the turbine shell and at least one turbine blade fixed to the turbine shell; and an inertia ring fixed to the turbine shell and including a tab with a segment located in the slot.
Claims20
A torque converter, comprising:
- an axis of rotation;
- an impeller arranged to receive torque and including an impeller shell and at least one impeller blade fixed to the impeller shell;
- a turbine including:
- a turbine shell including:
- a first radially outermost edge;
- a second radially outermost edge;
- and,
- a slot with an open end circumferentially located between:
- first and second radially outermost portions of the turbine shell;
- and,
- the first radially outermost edge and the second radially outermost edge;
- and,
- at least one turbine blade fixed to the turbine shell;
- and,
- an inertia ring fixed to the turbine shell and including a tab with a segment located in the slot.
12 more elements
A torque converter, comprising:
- an axis of rotation;
- a cover arranged to receive torque;
- an impeller including:
- an impeller shell non-rotatably connected to the cover;
- and,
- at least one impeller blade fixed to the impeller shell;
- a turbine including:
- a turbine shell including:
- an outer surface and an inner surface;
- and,
- an opening connecting the inner and outer surfaces of the turbine shell;
- and,
- at least one turbine blade fixed to the inner surface of the turbine shell;
- and,
- an inertia ring fixed to the outer surface of the turbine shell and including a finger with:
- a radially innermost surface of the inertia ring;
- and,
- a segment located in the opening.
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A torque converter, comprising:
- a cover arranged to receive torque;
- an impeller including:
- an impeller shell non-rotatably connected to the cover;
- and,
- at least one impeller blade fixed to the impeller shell;
- a turbine including:
- a turbine shell including:
- an inner surface and an outer surface;
- at least one turbine blade connected to the inner surface;
- a slot;
- and,
- an opening connecting the inner and outer surfaces and located radially inward of the slot;
- and,
- an inertia ring including:
- a tab with a segment located in the slot;
- and,
- a finger:
- including a radially innermost surface of the inertia ring;
- and,
- with a segment located in the opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.